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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 2003)
* P lo J M S t M t * (une 6.2003 W<U ti(c Hats off! Cjifts and 9-(ome furnishings Pride Northwest salutes outstanding achievements by J im R adosta and T imothy K rause PHOTOS B> MARTY DAVIS “There s no piace tik& home " PA R K IN G OPEN EVERY DAY 10 7 • 3962 B SE Hawthorne Blvd • Portland • 503 236 3862 IN B A C K ! Take P R ID E in Yourself! Counseling for Men, Individuals, Gay & Lesbian Couples, Blended Families Depression • Grief • Anger L it it ia K ir k , L C S W 503 - 231-1268 * most insurance accepted! * Members of the NAM ES Project Foundation march through downtown during Portland Pride 2002 T his year Pride Northwest is honoring two organizations and three individuals for their outstanding achievements within the sexu al minorities community as well as their outreach to the larger community. Spirit of Pride Awards will he presented to the Portland chapter of the NAM ES Project Foundation, CM Hall of Basic Rights Oregon, Carol Gabrielli of Jesuit Volunteer Corps: North west and Sophia Lanza-Weil of the l>ay of Silence Project. In addition, the 2003 grand marshal is the Sexual Minority Youth Recreation Center, and Ann Shepherd of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays will receive a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award. and Quilt displays, raising more than $80,000 for area organizations such as the Brinker Fund, the Friends of People with AIDS Foundation, Our House of Portland, Womens Intercommu nity AIDS Resource, Catholic AIDS Ministries and the HIV Day Center. In 1996 the Portland group was nominated for “Chapter (if the Year” for its extensive outreach work and develop ment of education kits. Like many AIDS service organizations, how ever, the foundation and the Portland chapter experienced reduced funding and public apathy. Recent restructuring on the national level creat ed financial demands the local chapter was unable to meet. After much consideration, members voted to close the Portland chapter with a final display in this year’s Pride parade. Any funds remaining will be distributed to Itxral AIDS service organizations. “We realized that our hearts are saying keep it going, hut we know we can’t ask the commu nity to pay so much. There’s just not the money he pandemic of AIDS is not over, hut a there to draw on,” Kibbons says. "That divsn’t chapter in its story is closing with a mix of mean we don’t love it. It’s just the financial accomplishment and loss. After accepting a aspect that’s tom us all up." 2003 Spirit of Pride Award for its nearly 15 years As for the Spirit of Pride Award, Kihbnns of service in recognizing friends and family lost | adds: “ It’s a great statement of recognition of the to AIDS, Portland’s connection to the AIDS | years of service the Portland chapter of Quilt has Memorial Quilt will disband. given. The recognition is wonderful, hut it’s also "There is a definite loss," acknowledges steer tempered with the humility that we’ve had to ing committee member Rich Ribbons, describ make a very hard choice (if closing.” ing the organizations impact in Oregon, South west Washington and beyond. “The ideas that we put together here have been picked up and shared with most every chapter of Quilt." The first panel was created in San Francisco M Hall has raised in 1987. A little more than a year later, the thousands of dol Quilt had gone national. The entire work was lars and, subse first displayed in Portland in August 1988 at quently, opened thou University of Portland, its last stop on a national sands of minds in the tour of some 7,000 panels. Two months later, a fight agaiast anti-gay Portland chapter of the NAM ES Project Foun bigotry statewide as dation was established. development director Organizers say the purpose has been to p ro at Basic Rights Ore CM Hall vide a creative means for remembrance and gon and house party healing while illustrating the enormity of the coordinator during 2000’s No on 9 Campaign. She AIDS pandemic. They have hoped to increase also serves on the local steering committee for the public awareness, assist with preventive educa Human Rights Campaign, which strives for equali tion and raise funds for community-based AIDS ty on the national level. In her limited spare time, service organizations. she volunteers as the youth group adviser at Uni Through the years volunteers have held tarian Universalist Congregation of Salem. panel-making workshops, dedication ceremonies Hall previously has worked with U.S. Sen. Portland Chapter of NAMES Project Foundation Tuf t •¡ééf w.'-ii ................... — ........... , ...................................— Visit us online at: www.reyreece.com or schedule your appointment 503 - 256-3700 REY REECE DEALERSH IPS VOLKSWAGEN-MITSUBISHI-USED 122nd & East Burnside www.reyreece.com T CM Hall C
